Caption

Candlestick, enamel; on a hexagonal base tapering toward the top with a shaft; on each side a coat of arms on a blue enamel background eagle and blue lion on horizontal red stripes; between them below the shields on the edges rhombuses with engraved dragons. 19th-century shaft, 14th century Limoges, Barcelona, lighting; height 32 cm, diameter 11 cm., A slender vertical object with a pointed top in a metallic gold color rises from a decorative base; the shaft shows a few segmented collars and cylindrical sections in varying gold tones with subtle darker patina. The base is flared and scalloped with a curved, petal-like shape, painted in reds, blues, and touches of teal with areas of brownish wear and faded pigments, and it rests on a reflective gray surface that mirrors part of the base. The background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_125

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (809.9Kb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick enamel hexagonal base tapering top shaft side coat arms blue background eagle blue lion horizontal red stripes them shields edges rhombuses engraved dragons 19th-century shaft 14th century Limoges Barcelona lighting height 32 cm diameter 11 cm slender vertical object pointed top metallic gold color rises decorative base segmented collars cylindrical sections varying gold tones subtle darker patina base flared scalloped curved petal- shape painted reds blues touches teal areas brownish wear faded pigments rests reflective gray surface mirrors part background uniform light gray.